FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 9, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed IND by 1 after the first quarter and won 109–90.

Final · Box score
Spurs93
Celtics90
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Hornets111
Q1 CHH +5; Q2 CHH +24; Q3 CHH +19; Q4 CHH +24
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Pacers90
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +19
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Magic102
Sixers91
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Raptors85
Bulls73
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +12
On this day · 2000–01Jan 9, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Pacers), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Pacers

Kobe Bryant scores 31 in Lakers win over Indiana

Tracy McGrady goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+6+17+19LAL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26233228109
Pacers2716212690
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 12, 39, 26, 16, 28, 18, 31, 20, 31LAL31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 28, 20, 16, 26, 24, 24, 28, 20LAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 38, 20, 10, 25, 8, 16, 28, 18IND18 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 18, 16, 5, 21, 13, 13, 11, 15IND15 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Charlotte by 24.

SAS over BOS3MIN over SEA5ORL over PHI11TOR over CHI12LAL over IND19CHH over ATL24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Sonics-Wolves combined for 217, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-WolvesSonics 106, Wolves 111
217
Lakers-PacersLakers 109, Pacers 90
199
Hawks-HornetsHawks 87, Hornets 111
198
Magic-SixersMagic 102, Sixers 91
193
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 93, Celtics 90
183
Raptors-BullsRaptors 85, Bulls 73
158
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 93, Celtics 90
+3 SAS
Sonics-WolvesSonics 106, Wolves 111
+5 MIN
Magic-SixersMagic 102, Sixers 91
+11 ORL
Raptors-BullsRaptors 85, Bulls 73
+12 TOR
Lakers-PacersLakers 109, Pacers 90
+19 LAL
Hawks-HornetsHawks 87, Hornets 111
+24 CHH
Peeler shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PeelerMIN · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
KGMIN · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
69% (11-16)
BakerSEA · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
ShaqLAL · 20 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Baron DavisCHH · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Spurs-Celtics
Spurs 93Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2323242393
Celtics2123232390
The story
Tim Duncan had 25 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Boston 93-90

Paul Pierce led Boston with 31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 23-21, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+2+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker led the game in fantasy with 50.9 FPTS (21 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Sonics-Wolves
Sonics 106Wolves 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28202137106
Wolves29252334111
The story
Kevin Garnett's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried Minnesota past Seattle, 111-106

For Seattle, Rashard Lewis had 30 PTS, 10 REB 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 11-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-20, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1+6+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 102Sixers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27222429102
Sixers2419242491
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 102-91 behind 18 points from Mike Miller

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 7-16 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3+6+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 31 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg32.7Today

33 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 12, 39, 26, 16, 28, 18, 31, 20, 31Lakers-Pacers · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 33, 35, 26, 24, 20, 28, 20, 31Celtics-Spurs · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 24, 18, 16, 18, 15, 19, 12, 30Sonics-Wolves · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 22, 19, 27, 22, 19, 22, 23, 29Wolves-Sonics · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 23, 38, 21, 29, 22, 18, 30, 27Sixers-Magic · L
27.9 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 4, 31, 20, 29, 15, 35, 17, 21, 26Magic-Sixers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie GriffinHOU+7.2 14.4 last 10 · 7.2 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+5.7 24.5 last 10 · 18.8 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+4.8 14.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.1 15.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Samaki WalkerLAL+4.1 11.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−6.1 11.2 last 10 · 17.2 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−5.7 10.0 last 10 · 15.7 season
Brad MillerCHI−4.9 7.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Derek AndersonPOR−4.3 8.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Nazr MohammedATL−4.1 5.3 last 10 · 9.4 season